#SLS ~ 5/12/24

Happy Mothers’ Day to all you mothers!! The prompt is never made it to #1 aka the silver medalist of tunes that made it as far as #2. Thanks Jim for hosting. I picked Heathens by Twenty One Pilots. A live version from Romania 🇷🇴. Coolest video ever with its nod to Stranger Things. When this song came out we played it on a loop. That’s why I picked the song. 🎶 I relate to having heathens for friends, cheers to the underdogs!! 🤣

Writer: Tyler Joseph

All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don’t make any sudden moves
You don’t know the half of the abuse

All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don’t make any sudden moves
You don’t know the half of the abuse

Welcome to the room of people
Who have rooms of people that they loved one day
Docked away
Just because we check the guns at the door
Doesn’t mean our brains will change from hand grenades
You’ll never know the psychopath sitting next to you
You’ll never know the murderer sitting next to you
You’ll think, “How’d I get here, sitting next to you?”
But after all, I’ve said, please don’t forget

All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don’t make any sudden moves
You don’t know the half of the abuse

We don’t deal with outsiders very well
They say newcomers have a certain smell
You have trust issues, not to mention
They say they can smell your intentions
You’ll never know the freakshow sitting next to you
You’ll have some weird people sitting next to you
You’ll think “How did I get here, sitting next to you?”
But after all I’ve said, please don’t forget

(Watch it)
(Watch it)

All my friends are heathens, take it slow
Wait for them to ask you who you know
Please don’t make any sudden moves
You don’t know the half of the abuse

All my friends are heathens, take it slow
(Watch it)
Wait for them to ask you who you know
(Watch it)
All my friends are heathens, take it slow
(Watch it)
Wait for them to ask you who you know

Why’d you come? You knew you should have stayed
(It’s blasphemy)
I tried to warn you just to stay away
(Away)
And now they’re outside ready to bust
(To bust)
It looks like you might be one of us

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#SoCS ~ 5/11/24

Happy Saturday!! Linda prompts us with loan/lone. We get bonus points if we use both.

Hmm 🤔 Think, think, and think 💭

Not going for bonus points…

Lone will stand alone. I’m a lone wolf 🐺 who lives in the Lone Star ⭐️ state 🤣 but that is my defense mechanism. I heard a cover on ‘owner of a lonely heart’ ❤️ by Em Sherman, Sea Saint, AG while watching Grey’s Anatomy. I found the replay on Spotify but couldn’t figure out how to copy it over. Then I found this link on YouTube.

Hope it works. Hope you enjoy! 😊

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Friday Feels with Tunes ~ 5/10/24

I found this song/video quite by accident & decided to share. Not my usual choice but venturing out is good to do once in a while. Post Malone has such a sweet sounding voice. There’s just something ….

As always, more to come.

Thursday Thoughts ~ 5/9/24

Calgon take me away. We’re in it with MoMo right now. Ugh 😑

Medicare is complicated as is any insurance but when they want to move quickly they can. Her facility submitted case notes which resulted in her pending release on 5/11. We thought no way is she ready! She’s not back to her pre-hospital stay health. Certainly they wouldn’t send her home without a care plan.

Oh but they will and they do! Now we’re scrambling. We have options but they expensive and being driven by fear. That’s an awful way to make life impacting decisions.

Now for the plot twist. First step was to appeal Medicare’s discharge decision. Done ✅. This gives us at minimum another 48 hours. Likelihood of overturning is low since her case notes say she can walk 100 steps in a walker without assistance. Are you sitting down folks ?!? She hasn’t walked in three years!! Her walking a single step is a miracle! But all the reviewing doctor has to go on is this lie!

Or is it a lie? That’s what the physical therapist Director told me.

Director: Jill, you wouldn’t be the first person fooled by a family members ability to take care of themselves.

Me: I want to see this for myself. Do you by chance have a video of her walking?

Director: Of course not! But I’m reading her file.

Me: Check again, you must have the wrong file.

Silence 🤫

Then she says well a CNA was with her.

Me: We’ll wait for the appeal and go from there.

Meanwhile MoMo thinks she’s cleared to go home.

Say a little prayer for us if that’s your thing.

As always, more to come.

#1linerWeds. 5/8/24

I’m catching up on my DVR queue having been on the road nine days last month. I really enjoy sitcoms, in particular Abbott Elementary. I was going to use a quip from the show as my one liner today but I left my commonplace book at home. I googled best lines & what’s there isn’t the same as what I had in my book. I guess what amuses me might not be universal. I love when they push the envelope, espeically with lines by Ava. Having just come off a conference workshop at work, I picked this one:

“Janine, You’re Pushy, Squeaky, And Annoying. No, It’s Not Bad. No. We’re Sharing With The Goal Of Making Us All Better. Constructive.” Ava principal of Abbott Elementary

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April Blogging A to Z Challenge Reflections ~ 5/7/24

I learned or relearned a new trick to add graphics without taking up precious media space. Woo to the Hoo. I must admit that I otherwise phoned it in this year. Loose theme, little prep. Yet I’m still a winner because I posted every day of the challenge … A to Z without skipping & on time. Sadly I didn’t check out as many new sites as I had originally hoped to. Still I peeked around a bit & plan to do more of that when/if things ever calm down IRL.

I copied all the questions suggested to reflect upon & from that I picked my top 5. Here we go in no particular order.

• Do you believe your blog saw an increase in traffic and comments during April 2024? No but to be fair, I only did the challenge in April where as in 2023 & years past I completed the challenge & what I call my usual fodder. 2023 was 1407 views by 319 individuals compared to 2024 which was 833 views by 193 individuals. And I am really stoked about that. I started out with 3 followers folks & never expected to grow beyond that.
• Did you use the http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2024-graphics.html Graphics page? Yes, see opening remarks!!
• Did you use a theme in 2024? Any thoughts on themes? I winged it but ultimately I did use the theme of music. Ah, nothing better than tunes to guide the way & make for a happy experience.
• Was taking part in the challenge a positive experience for you and your blog? Always! WordPress and other bloggers in general are more accepting than I have found on other social media type platforms. On Twitter for example (aka X) I use a pseudonym. My alt X persona is the only way to feel safe. People tell me all kinds of things, brazen but I know they don’t know me & I couldn’t care less except when I do.
• Will you consider doing the challenge again next year? You betcha! God willing & the creek don’t rise. I’m in!!

As always, more to come.

Share Your World ~ 5/6/24

Thanks Di for hosting! HERE are the rules & pingback. And away we go …

1.  Have you ever roller skated? I sure did. I started on skates that attached to my tennis shoes which had a key to tighten them. I’d skate up & down our driveway & sidewalk. Such good exercise. Then I graduated to the boot like roller skates rented from the rink. Friday nights in the 1970s were pure bliss.
2.  Have you ever ridden a horse (or donkey)? Yes once or twice. I’m from Texas & we have dude ranches here. The horses were so tame, they walked the paths with us barely doing anything but hold on. LOL
3.  What was your favourite ride at a fun fair? The rollercoaster back in my heyday but now I think it’s probably the merry-go-round.
4.  Choice of fun fair prizes: coconut, cuddly toy, £10/$10 cash prize. Cash is always nice.

Gratitude: Sometimes a hug out of the blue means the world. I agree 100%. Even a 20 second hug is known to reduce stress!!

Sunday Supper ~ 5/5/24

Well Sunday Supper happened yesterday when we met the kids, Lulu & her intended after she got off work. We ate out at a new place called Sophia’s near their house. There are a few Jaliscos in the neighborhood that they will test out until they find their “Cheers!” For B & I that place is affectionately referred to ‘the place around the corner’ by our PoPo. Officially the name is Casa de Jalisco on Hwy 87, the former La Perla nee Carlos Kelly’s. Sophia’s was nice first test. Their chips & salsa was on point which is a sure sign of goodness. We won’t likely go back as the drive there is too far when we have ‘the place around the corner.’ Plus B & I are on a strict get healthy routine. Eating out will be cut back on for a while.

Okay speaking of PoPo, the poor guy is being run through the wringer. Aging is a privilege denied to many & we should all be grateful to be alive. Sadly what his beloved, our MoMo is doing isn’t living. She merely exists right now in a state of limbo. Yep, purgatory on earth. She is suffering for her sins right before our eyes. Which is hard to watch. There is no place more humbling than facilities such as Parklane West. He has said more than once that if there was a merciful God, he would take her right now. We won’t veer off into religion & what one believes or doesn’t believe only to say this man is one of the most devout human beings I have ever known. In addition to watching his wife wither away, he is having his own crisis of faith. “What did I ever do to deserve this?” Nothing! From our perch, this is overly punitive for the man whose nickname at the local pharmacy is “Mr. Sunshine.”

And with that, I will cease pontificating. My life rolls on with nary a blip. I’m doing the “administrative” part of our current situation. The easy part. Wish us luck folks. Something tell me we’re going to need it.

As always, more to come.

#SLS ~ 5/5/24

“This week the theme is to find a song by performers from American Idol, suggested by Nancy aka The Sicilian Storyteller.” Thanks Jim for hosting. I’m going with the original winner from Season 1 Kelly Clarkson. I just love her. I picked Since U Been Gone. Songwriters: Writer(s): Lukasz Gottwald, Martin Sandberg. Hope you enjoy!!

Here’s the thing: we started out friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you’ve been gone

You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn’t long ’til I called you mine
Yeah, yeah
Since you’ve been gone

And all you’d ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That’s all you’d ever hear me say

But since you’ve been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get what I want
Since you’ve been gone

How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you’ve been gone

How come I’d never hear you say,
“I just wanna be with you.”
I guess you never felt that way

But since you’ve been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get (I get) what I want
Since you’ve been gone

You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can’t take it
Again and again, and again, and again

Since you’ve been gone
(Since you’ve been gone)
I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want

I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know)
That I get, I get what I want
Since you’ve been gone
Since you’ve been gone
Since you’ve been gone

#SoCS ~ 5/4/24

Happy Saturday y’all. I didn’t intentionally take off the month of April but I did cut back to only post for the April Blogging from A to Z Challenge & Sunday Suppers. Lots of things going on leaving little time to do more. Let’s see if I can get this party 🎉 restarted.

Linda gives us note 🎵 🗒️ any way we like it. Hmmmm 🤔 Let’s try a haiku.

spring awakening

the song bird sings happily

notes breeze through the trees

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